Today is the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence. We believe in the mantra of “If you see it, call it” to ensure bullies everywhere know their behaviour is unacceptable. If you see bullying on Facebook, call it, there’s a great page on how you can here: https://www.facebook.com/help/420576171311103/ beyondblue have also recently put together a cyberbullying fact sheet, which is accessible fromClick here to read more…

Most people assume that depression is caused simply by recent personal difficulties or a chemical imbalance in the brain. Depression however, is often caused by the mix of recent events and other longer-term or personal risk factors.Click here to read more…

Everyone feels sad or miserable sometimes. But when these feelings are with you most of the time, you stop enjoying life and lose interest in things you used to like doing, you may have depression. The good news is that getting the right type of help, and getting it early, can make it much easier for you get back on track and deal with depression.Click here to read more…

Kris shares his experiences living with depression. As great a childhood as I had, looking back I think my story with depression began in my early teens. I was a sensitive boy, sensitive to social injustices; I remember crying at the sight of starving Ethiopians on the TV news. Finding joy only in fantasy I spent many hours reading alone. Brought up inClick here to read more…

We all feel anxious from time to time: whether it’s just before giving a public speech or participating in a competition, flying, getting married, attending a job interview or being in a risky or dangerous situation.Click here to read more…

Adjusting to life as a mother can be difficult. In fact, for many women, having a baby is the most significant life-changing event they will ever experience. Adjusting to this major life change, as well as coping with the day-to-day demands of a new baby, can make some women more likely to experience depression at this time, particularly if they’ve experienced depression in the past.Click here to read more…

People with depression/anxiety often don’t see the point of doing anything and may feel that no one can really help them. The type and amount of help you’re able to provide may depend upon your relationship with the person experiencing depression/anxiety.Click here to read more…

How do you let a person know that you think they might need help? It’s not always easy to know how to help someone who is experiencing depression/anxiety. It can be hard to know what to say or do. We all respond to situations and talk about things differently. The following approaches are designed with this in mind. They offer you a number of ways to help a friend or family member.Click here to read more…

We are very pleased to announce that beyondblue: the national depression initiative have given us permission to fund raise for them. This is an exciting opportunity to help Australia’s leading depression support service and we couldn’t be more proud to fund raise on behalf of them. This is the primary goal for us, to raise as much money as we can so we can kick depression in the proverbials.Click here to read more…

get help

“To find out more about the signs and symptoms of depression and anxiety, available treatments and where to get help contact beyondblue Hope. Recovery. Resilience by visiting the website – www.beyondblue.org.au – or phoning the beyondblue information line 1300 22 46 36 (local call cost from a landline).”